AMONG THE MANY ROLES I enjoy in this writing life, there is one I only recently began to understand. Actually, I never knew I had this role until on a call with a writer. She was looking for writing … [Read more...] about How and When to Get Writing Feedback
How To Write About Family
KNOWING HOW TO WRITE ABOUT FAMILY is an acquired skill. I would venture to guess that no one does it right the first time and that to do so takes more practice than any other topic. What do I mean by … [Read more...] about How To Write About Family
How to Know What Piece of Memoir to Write First
If you’ve read my blog posts, you know I draw a clear line between memoir and autobiography. Here’s a quick recap: Autobiography is best reserved for the famous. It covers the entirety of a person’s … [Read more...] about How to Know What Piece of Memoir to Write First
How to Write Dialogue in Memoir: Don’t Linger
KNOWING HOW TO WRITE dialogue when writing memoir does not require a great memory, or that you were carrying a notebook beginning when you were eight. Nope. Knowing how to write dialogue requires … [Read more...] about How to Write Dialogue in Memoir: Don’t Linger
How to Decide What to Write About
As a memoir coach, the number one question I receive goes something like this: “How to decide what to write about?” This gets asked right after I remind people that unlike autobiography, memoir is not … [Read more...] about How to Decide What to Write About
How To Research A Memoir
HOW TO RESEARCH A MEMOIR is one of the concepts that plagues many writers in our favorite genre. After all, it's your life, right? Why should you have to go and look up anything? This is (il)logic I … [Read more...] about How To Research A Memoir
